How to Get 8000 Blog Comments: A Case Study

After hitting this milestone I want to share a case study detailing how to get 8,000 comments on your blog too.

Why do you want comments on your blog?

increased social proof

build community

add content to your blog (each comment is content)

establish friendships with successful bloggers

Let's dive into the tips.

Onsite Strategies

1- Solve Your Reader's Specific Problems

The best way to receive blog comments is to solve your reader's specific problems.

I solve common blogging-related problems through every one of my posts. My readers either agree with my tips and share their thoughts or perhaps they will share a struggle with following a tip I shared. Or maybe they will share a personal victory related to the blog post.

In any case, they are publishing a comment.

If you are a blogging tips blogger consider these blog topics to boost comments:

how to increase blog traffic

how to increase blogging profits

12 tips to get more blog comments

10 steps to increase blog post social sharing

how to start a blog

how to build a successful blog

Stay on topic. Serve your readers by addressing their most pressing issues.

If you solve reader problems your readers will happily comment on your posts.

2- Don't Choose a Platform and Strategy Primarily to Avoid Spam

I have never feared getting spam.

Many bloggers cannot say the same thing.

I know quite a few bloggers who fear getting spam more than they want to receive blog comments.

This strange, fear-based, lack and limitation laden mindset causes you to do things which guarantee you will never get 8,000 comments, let alone 2,000 comments.

If you want thousands of legitimate comments you will most definitely receive tens of thousands of spam comments.

Accept that high traffic blogs receive a high volume of both spam and legit comments.

Until you are overwhelmed with hundreds of spam comments which sneak through spam filters daily, spend a few minutes daily deleting the spam comments and fishing out quality comments so you can build your community and add to your comment total.

3- Use a Platform that Makes Commenting Easy

Some bloggers swear by Disqus while others believe Comment Luv is the only platform that helps generate a high volume of comments.

I found using a simple, bespoke, easy to comment platform encouraged my readers to comment freely.

Here's why: people are busy. Few folks want to set aside 30 to 60 seconds to sign up for a platform before sharing their thoughts.

If it takes 2-5 seconds to sign in to publish a comment you likely lost a handful of potential blog commentors.

But if readers can read your post, share their thoughts without logging in or signing up for a 3rd party platform and can publish the comment quickly you position your blog to receive thousands of blog comments over the long haul.

Save a few weeks where I experimented with Disqus, 95% of the comments on Blogging From Paradise were published through my simple, bespoke commenting platform, not unlike the default WordPress blog commenting platform.

4- Ask 3-4 Questions throughout the Post

Ask 3-4 questions throughout your blog posts.

Influence readers to respond with a comment.

Most readers need a little bit of goading. Whether shyness or a genuine lack of time forces the majority of folks to read a post and move on without commenting you want to ask questions to put the ball in your reader's court.

I prefer to ask 3-4 questions at the end of my posts but sometimes pepper in questions mid post too.

Ask.

Encourage answers.

Increase your blog comments.

Question Rules

ask questions specifically related to the blog post

avoid short and generic questions; these don't inspire engagement

always ask at least 2-3 questions to get the wheels turning in your reader's minds

persistently ask questions through all of your posts even if you see no blog comments for weeks or months

I asked for reader responses for months with my old blog before the first commentor shared their thoughts. This is how it works for most bloggers intent on building a community.

Ask when nobody seems to be answering. If you keep asking they will come and comment.

commenting on top blogs and promoting top bloggers from your niche to build friendships

gobbling up guest posting invites which lead to more guest posting opportunities

Play to 8K

Don't forget; the simplest way to register 8,000 comments on your blog is to have fun with blogging.

Fall in love with the process of creating content, building friendships with top bloggers from your niche and of learning the ins and outs of blogging.

If you follow these tips regularly you will generate a high number of legitimate, authentic comments on your blog.

About Ryan Biddulph

Ryan Biddulph is a blogger, author and world traveler who's been featured on Richard Branson's Virgin Blog, Forbes, Fox News, Entrepreneur, John Chow Dot Com and Neil Patel Dot Com. He has written and self-published 126 bite-sized eBooks on Amazon. Ryan can help you retire to a life of island hopping through smart blogging at Blogging From Paradise.

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